Swimming Fritzi Cohen’s big fish story is no exaggeration.
Portland’s Fritzi Cohen didn’t have to be asked twice to join the cast of Jaws…she f it’s summerthree in New England, you’ve was asked times. got to be thinking Jaws. Especially if it’s
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the summer of 2012, when Universal Studios is behind a monster clambake on Martha’s Vineyard from August 9-12 called “JAWSFEST: The Tribute.” Sponsored by MV Promotions Networks, the event will celebrate Universal’s 100th anniversary as well as the cast and crew of this frighteningly successful film. While the late Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Jaws author Peter Benchley will sadly miss the BBQ, the event will still be thronged by well-wishers and fans hoping for glimpses of original cast members Richard Dreyfuss (Hooper), Susan Backlinie (Chrissie, the most famous nightswimming shark attack victim ever), Lee Fierro (Mrs. Kintner), and possibly Maine’s Fritzi Cohen (under the stage name of Fritzi Jane Courtney), who made the most of her part as a selectwoman in the fictional town of Amity. She reprised her role as Mrs. Taft
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